𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: 𝗙𝗚 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘆𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗕𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘,
𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚, 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.

The Federal Government has approved a sweeping upward review of allowances for federal public servants, with implementation scheduled to commence on October 1, 2026, raising expectations among state workers for comparable interventions by their respective governors.

The decision, conveyed through a circular issued on April 23, 2026, by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), outlines significant adjustments to duty tour allowances (DTA), estacode, and other welfare-related benefits across Grade Levels 01 to 17 in the federal civil service.

Under the revised structure, senior officers on Grade Levels 16–17 are to receive ₦109,000 as duty tour allowance, while those on GL 01–04 will earn ₦30,000, reflecting a tiered increment across cadres.

For foreign assignments, estacode rates have been increased, with Permanent Secretaries now entitled to $1,040, and officers on GL 15–17 to receive $737, alongside proportional adjustments for other levels.

The new framework also pegs kilometer allowance at ₦664 per kilometer for Permanent Secretaries, with scaled rates for other categories. The “first 28 days” allowance ranges from ₦88,081 per night for senior officers to ₦23,489 for junior staff.

In addition, local course allowance has been raised to a maximum of ₦33,877.5 per day for senior officers, while book allowances are now fixed at ₦150,000 for long-term training and ₦125,000 for short courses. Local running allowance has been set at 30 percent of duty tour allowance.

The Commission noted that allowances not captured in the current review will be addressed through subsequent circulars, subject to approval by the National Council on Establishments.

Chairman of the NSIWC, Ekpo U.O. Nta, stated that the adjustment is aimed at enhancing worker welfare and improving efficiency across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

While the development has been welcomed within federal circles, attention is increasingly shifting to the states, where civil servants are expressing optimism that governors will adopt similar measures to cushion the impact of prevailing economic conditions.

Analysts say the new allowance regime could boost morale and productivity within the federal workforce, but caution that subnational governments may face fiscal constraints in implementing parallel adjustments.

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